Two Williams Lake men fined for snowmobiling in caribou closure
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A pair of men from Williams Lake has been fined over $9,000 by the Conversation Officer Service (COS) for snowmobiling in a caribou closure area back in 2019.
In March 2019, Conservation Officers and RCMP conducted a joint helicopter patrol of snowmobile closures east of Williams Lake.
Two snowmobilers were seen operating within the Grain Creek snowmobile closure near Quesnel Lake. The two operators went to significant efforts to evade all officers’ attempts to make contact but were eventually arrested near Caribou Lake.
One man was fined $5,050 after being found guilty of operating a snowmobile in a closed area, obstructing a Conservation Officer and operating a snowmobile in a reckless manner. The other man was fined $4,000 for operating a snowmobile in a closed area.
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December 17, 2020 - 3:25 PM Two Williams Lake men received a $9,050 fine after they were caught snowmobiling in protected mountain caribou areas last year. In March 2019, the Conservation service and RCMP officer conducted a joint helicopter patrol of snowmobile closures east of Williams Lake, according to a B.C. Conservation Officer Service media release. Two snowmobilers were seen operating within the Grain Creek snowmobile closure near Quesnel Lake. The two operators attempted to evade officers but were eventually arrested near Caribou Lake. Recreational snowmobiling in illegal areas can displace mountain caribou from high-quality winter habitat, threatening an already endangered population. More than one million hectares are closed to snowmobilers across B.C. to protect critical mountain caribou habitat, the conservation officer service said. This fine is the largest fine imposed in B.C. provincial court related to caribou closures in a precedent-settin